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The Cavaliers have plenty of upperclassmen leadership on their squad, and senior forward Anthony Gill dominates the glass for Virginia, as he leads the team with 5.9 rebounds per game.

Malcolm Brogdon had been carrying the offense by averaging 21.7 points and shooting 58.3 percent over the previous six, but he finished with 12 points on 4 of 12 from the field against the Hokies. More than a full generation of U.Va. players don’t know what it feels like to win at Duke (18-6, 7-4). More from Duke’s win inside the Chat Sports iPhone and Android apps!

The Duke Blue Devils face the Virginia Cavaliers in an ACC matchup Saturday afternoon.

Duke’s Brandon Ingram (14) holds onto the ball as Virginia’s Darius Thompson (51) and Evan Nolte, rear, defend during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016. The Cavaliers are coming in on a seven-game winning streak, and head coach Tony Bennett will look for his team to pick up a crucial game on the road against the Blue Devils. Their slide on Coach K Court dates to the year of Krzyzewski’s extended absence, and they haven’t beaten him here since 1993.

Matt Jones finished with 14 points and Plumlee had 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils.

Virginia pulled to 61-60 when London Perrantes hit two free throws with 1:50 to play and came up with three straight defensive stops after that but struggled to score at the other end.

Allen missed two free throws with 27.3 seconds left, before Shayok found Brogdon in the post and he hit that over-the-shoulder flip over Jones that briefly put Virginia up.

“Like I say after every game, the only way we’re going to win games here at UVA is by the defense”, Gill said. The Duke freshmen continued his hot streak into the second half, starting off 4-for-4 from the field for 10 points before the second half was four minutes old.

“A couple of weeks ago, there is no way (we beat Louisville)”, coach Mike Krzyzewski said.

Duke: The Cameron Crazies wore party hats to celebrate Krzyzewski’s 69th birthday…. Capel called the team’s first-half effort against the Cardinals Monday-when Louisville shot 31.3 percent from the floor-some of Duke’s best defense of the season.

Duke visits No. 9 North Carolina on Wednesday night.